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StumbleuponTORRANCE, Calif. - Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. said Wednesday its September U.S. sales fell 32 percent, with truck and sport utility models continuing to lose favor as high gas prices and concerns about the economy led consumers to cut spending.
Sales of Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles fell to 144,260 vehicles from 213,042 in September 2007. For the year-to-date period, sales dropped 10 percent to 1.79 million vehicles.
Sales of Toyota trucks and sports utility vehicles fell more sharply than passenger-car sales. The Tundra had the biggest drop among truck models at 61 percent to 7,696. The FJ Cruiser SUV model paced the losers in that category, shedding 65 percent to 1,571 vehicles.
Sales of Toyota passenger cars declined 27 percent to 78,912, with the popular Corolla and Camry models each losing more than 20 percent and none of the company's cars posting gains.
Overall, the Toyota division reported sales of 128,215 vehicles, down 32 percent from last year. The Lexus division posted sales of 16,045 vehicles, a decline of 36 percent.
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